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=The Twelfth Amendment...= By Nicole G, Aaron S, and Richard B. Okay, so you're probably wondering what we received on this project right, well we did not do too well! We Got an : 80%! We Tried...

The Twelfth Amendment states that the electors (people) will gather in their residing states and vote for a president and vice- president one of which does not live in the same state.

The issues which prompted the creation of the amendment compare to the issues they are applied to today are that the issues of a long time ago were more common. Now the citizens of the U.S. believe that the Twelfth Amendment is outdated. The people sometimes believe that the electoral college system is not the best solution. They think that the popular vote should rule. People think that they should be trusted to vote for who they want to and that the electoral vote should not win. Back then, people did not have TV or the news to inform them about the canidates. In the 2000 election (George W. Bush vs. Albert Gore) Al Gore did win the popular vote, but not the electoral vote, making Geroge Bush the new president. It made people unhappy though. Many think that the Amendment itself is outdated and should be abolished.
 * __THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION__**

The Twelfth Amendment was written by congress on December 19, 1803. It was ratified on June 15, 1804.
 * When Was it Created**

The Twelfth Amendment was created because there were problems between the two political parties. Also in the original Constitution it did not include the rivalry of political parties.
 * Why Was It Created**

The Twelfth Amendment was created by congress, as stated before.
 * Who Wrote the 12th Amendment**

The actual voting process does not go by the popular vote but by the electoral college. The electoral college is a process in which the president or vice-president is chosen by the percent of people who voted for them in their state. For example, if fifty-one percent of the state voted for one person then that entire state would be considered a vote for the person that fifty-one percent of the state voted for. In order to prevent a tie, the house could not choose a president before march fourth (the first day of the presidental term), the vice president would take the president's place until a president was chosen by the house.
 * The Electoral College**

"Electoral College: Is this a democratic way to pick a president" -By John W. Cooper 2001 The article was very resourceful and helped us understand the true meaning of the amendment by giving us examples of issues from the past. "How a Simple Change In The Way California Allots Its Electoral College Votes Could Determine The Outcome of The 2008 Election" -By Jennifer Steinhauer-November 19, 2007-p.12-//Gale Student Resource Center-GOLD// This article helped us understand how the Twelfth Amendment works and what is really going on in the world in politics.
 * Follow- up Articles (Current Event)**
 * Our Opinions...**
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"ACLU condemns Amendment 12 as a 'Scarlet Letter' Law" -By Government of Colorado This article helped us realize the issues that are happening in our country near and close to home.
 * Our Opinions...**

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 * Follow- up Video

~Search the video as "Constitutional Amendments" Click the first result or link you see. (the picture will be a house.) There are 15 segments... go to the one with the 11th and 12th Amendment!

~If the page is already on the video page do not search anything, just view the video and enjoy. Even if there is no video and it says something about Bill of Rights and 15 segments, click the 15 segments link and it will bring you to the video. (It just may be that the page is just refreshing because someone just viewed the video!)